Rise of Civilizations: Chapter 1 Summative A Block

Which best describes the nomadic lifestyle of the Paleolithic people? 

• They lived in large villages, where they raised crops and livestock.
• They migrated, or moved, from place to place
• They stayed in one place, living in caves and beneath rock shelters.
• They lived in small villages and farmed the land. 

What did the hunters and gatherers have to develop before they could effectively work together? 

• tools 
• language 
• fire
• domestication of animals

Which of the following BEST describe an ice age?

• A winter where there is a lot of ice and snow.
• A year of very low temperatures when all water freeze.
• A time when glaciers cover much of the land and sea.
• A place where animals and plants cannot survive.

The earliest humans were originally from (a)   .

Which of the following best describes a land bridge?

• mammoth bones laid out over a body of water
• a mountain range beside a body of water
• a strip of coast along a rocky shore
• a strip of land connecting two continents

Which statement is true?

• Paleolithic people never migrated to the Americas.

• The Americas were completely covered by ice during the Pleistocene (Ice Age).

• Scientist believe that Paleolithic people most likely walked across a land bridge to get from Asia to the Americas.

• The only way to reach the Americas during the Pleistocene (Ice Age) was by boat.

The way of life of a given people at a given time, including language, behavior and religious beliefs, etc.

• Artifact
• Culture
• Fossil
• Domestication 

An archaeologist who was interested in the culture of an ancient civilization might look for which of these items?

• written rules and laws

• human or animal fossils

• pottery and sculpture

• weapons and tools

What is the primary reason archaeologists study objects and fossils from the past?

• to learn what life was like in the past

• to learn what the objects are made of

• to learn if the artifacts are real or fake

• to learn about modern life in the region

The Ice Age resulted in people crossing a land bridge from which two continents?

• Europe to Asia
• Asia to North America
• Africa to Asia
• North America to South America